Biodiversity of Hydrothermal Vents at Brothers Volcano
One measure of biodiversity of an ecosystem is the species diversity, which is a combination of both species richness and…
Microbes found on a CORK – Poster
This microbe was first isolated from a layer of black rust on the steel surface of a CORK. A CORK…
Sulfolobus Solfataricus Microbe Poster
Sulfolobus solfataricus was originally isolated from the Sulfatara hot springs in Italy. It is a mobile thermoacidophile Archaea as it has a…
Magneto-Tastic Microbe Poster
These microbes are responsive to magnetic fields, and will align with them just like the needle of a compass! This…
Microbe Poster: Hot Threads of the Deep
In the deep subsurface, oxygen is limited (or even completely absent), and is often toxic to many microbes living there….
Sensei Microbe Poster
This bacterium is named after Dr. Ken Takai, who is sailing with us on Expedition 376! Like most forms of…
Microbe Poster: The Hottest Life on Earth
This poster highlights the current world champion hyperthermophile: Methanopyrus kandleri. But that’s not all – this rod-shape archaea is also…
How Science Works – Discovering Life Below the Seafloor Poster
This poster highlights the pathway one microbiologist and her colleagues follow to unravel the mystery of what is living in…
Where Wild Microbes Grow: a free children’s book
How to download the ebook: For iPads and Macs: Where Wild Microbes Grow was designed specifically to fit on an iPad screen….
Exploring Seafloor Data
Present students with this data set of microbial phyla from the deep biosphere and guide them to identify patterns then form and test multiple hypotheses about the questions they generate. Then they reflect on the elements of "doing science" they experienced and use the Science Flow Chart to document the process they engaged in and share what they would do next.